How hot is to hot
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When is it too hot to ride
It is too hot to ride when your body tells you so. When you are younger you are much more tolerant of temperature extremes. As you grow older your body will give you subtle indications that things are not normal. If you are smart you learn to adapt and ride accordingly. If not you get heat exhaustion, weakness, sunburn and god knows what else. I find that if I tend to overdo it I suffer for 2 or 3 days afterward. The keys appears to be; drink lots and lots of water, cover up and use common sense (experience) before you do anything. Remember the past for it will invaribly predict the future.
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It is too hot to ride when your body tells you so. When you are younger you are much more tolerant of temperature extremes. As you grow older your body will give you subtle indications that things are not normal. If you are smart you learn to adapt and ride accordingly. If not you get heat exhaustion, weakness, sunburn and god knows what else. I find that if I tend to overdo it I suffer for 2 or 3 days afterward. The keys appears to be; drink lots and lots of water, cover up and use common sense (experience) before you do anything. Remember the past for it will invaribly predict the future.
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Other than when we rode all the time,in the 90's or high humidity we leave the bikes parked in cool garage.We are people that believe in preventing road rash meaning full clothing and gloves.
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This is a good thread and I don't want to see it spiral downhill, but I have a question regarding how water cooled bikes handle the same conditions? Hot-is-hot, and if the bike isn't running air throught the fins its gonna' be hot...just wondering how the 'other' bikes handle it?
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For me, when it gets in the mid 90's, time for me to take a break.
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6795649]This is a good thread and I don't want to see it spiral downhill, but I have a question regarding how water cooled bikes handle the same conditions? Hot-is-hot, and if the bike isn't running air throught the fins its gonna' be hot...just wondering how the 'other' bikes handle it?[/QUOTE]
That is a very good question
I ride for enjoyment after 90 degrees it is not fun at all just miserable, I"'ve heard the chit about humity and it maybe true but my experiance is when its 90 drgrees or more its hot no matter where u live, and after sweating and being miseable I wonder how much your reflexes are diminished
That is a very good question
I ride for enjoyment after 90 degrees it is not fun at all just miserable, I"'ve heard the chit about humity and it maybe true but my experiance is when its 90 drgrees or more its hot no matter where u live, and after sweating and being miseable I wonder how much your reflexes are diminished
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its get'n there quick! was 95 yesterday, wasnt too humid and there was a slight breeze. Wasnt bad 'in the wind', i always ride outside the city. But the instant you stop at a stop sign or red light, or even the parking lot of your local watering hole... forget it, HOT. I wear white cotton golf sleeves. theyre like socks for your arms, easy on easy off. Try'em. I DO sometimes not ride cuz its just too hot, but I wont not ride because its too hot. If you can get me out on the bike for something good on the other side, ill ride regardless of temp....
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I prefer cooler weather for riding 60°-70°, but when you live in So. Cal. those seasonal temps are pretty limited. Summer time riding means early morning riding for me. Once the temps reach 90°-100° I'm usually heading home. Besides the high temps being hard on the motor, they're hard on the old body too.
Hotest day for us on a ride was 112° - it was hot!
The wife now wears a hydro-vest on summer time rides. Works great in low humidity areas. You soak the vest for 2-3 minutes, squeeze it out and it remains hydrated and cool for several hours. Now if we could only get the V-Twin water cooled. . .
Hotest day for us on a ride was 112° - it was hot!
The wife now wears a hydro-vest on summer time rides. Works great in low humidity areas. You soak the vest for 2-3 minutes, squeeze it out and it remains hydrated and cool for several hours. Now if we could only get the V-Twin water cooled. . .
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